If you could own ANY animal in the world...

[VonKlaw]

An African Rock Python - because anything that can eat a crocodile is pure badass.

 

[SmegInThePants]

a Clydesdale. Could be practical too, who cares about gas prices, i ride my giant horse to work. (they are humongous!). And since the OP said it's all trained up too, i want it warhorse trained. and armoured (with spikes!). and dyed black w/red fetlocks. and red contact lenses so it looks satanic. And a cup holder for my beer. It might even be legal to ride while under the influence. And if not, i'll say the beer is for the horse, its horse fuel. Not mine offisher i swears. I'll wear a Headless Horseman costume while riding it. It'll be epic. This must happen now.

 

[Surpheal]

Any living animal you say, and it would be perfectly trained, eh?
Then my vote goes for a fully grown King "fucking" Cobra. I would wear it around town like a scarf and if any tried to get all up in my face I would be able to sick my 16 foot long venomous be-scaled garden hose on them, the dopy pricks.

Though if it could be any animal alive from the past thousand years I would have said a Thylacine.

 

[RaikuFA]

A penguin or a panda, cause both are awesome.

Though I could use the panda to help me kick peoples asses.

 

[emeraldrafael]

I would say a wolverine. gonna say that not a lot is gonna fuck with it.

 

[Hawk of Battle]

<-- My name says it all. I've always wanted a hawk. Hawks are badass.

 

[torzath]

Since you said no dinosaurs, I want a big saltwater crocodile. You know, one of the ones that can get 16 feet long? Close enough.

 

[VoidWanderer]

Got to say Bengal Tiger.

 

[tendaji]

I would say lion definitely, but I think that is no surprise if you look at my avatar...

 

[freakymojo]

i want an owl! it would perfect my collection, that so far only consists of not-quite so animate owl figurines and what not.

 

[ipop@you]

You be quiet with your 'only one choice', I'm picking 3 and that's that. I shall have a bear, specifically a Kodiak bear (largest sub-species of brown bear); a colossal squid, screw you and you giant squid and a Harpy Eagle to let me cover land, air and sea with all of my choices.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Hard choices. It would either be-

Seaturtle
Leatherback Seaturtle
Komodo Dragon
Pig Nose Turtle

I'm more incline to say Seaturtle or Leatherback Seaturtle seeing they are an endanger species. Since I will have the perfect environment for it, should they become nearly extinct, I got a perfect speciment to breed it as long there is an oppersite gender to the one I have.

 

[Shakomaru]

This octopus.

it's soooo adorable.

 

[Aris Khandr]

Tiger. No question about it. And he would be my pillow at night, too.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

They're big and fluffy, and really good to have around if anyone wants to mess with me.

I'd pick a snow leopard for essentially the same reasons. :3

Both of which can be in the snow, hmm....

You and I could rule the winter lands if we try hard enough. We could gather an army of snow leopards and wolves and dare anyone to cross us. Or...

Just bred them together and make them adorable.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Spoiler: and her name shall be Victoria, or Vicky for short

A penguin

The cutest bird that will never run away from me.

i see your cute bird, and raise you THIS, so fugly its cute git

which is my #2 option after the above

 

[LauriJ]

My choice would be an otter. They are really cute.